August Holidays and Observances
Every day in August has something to celebrate or observe. Click on any day or holiday and see if it is something that you would like to participate in!
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Floating Holidays
- National IPA Day First Thursday in August
- National Night Out first Tuesday in August
- National Psychiatric Technician Appreciation Day Wednesday of the first full week in August
- National Kool-Aid Day second Friday in August
- Celebrate Your Lakes Day second Saturday in August
- National Bowling Day second Saturday in August
- National Garage Sale Day second Saturday in August
- National Model Aviation Day second Saturday in August
- National Medical Dosimetrist Day third Wednesday in August
- International Geocaching Day third Saturday in August
- International Homeless Animals’ Day third Saturday in August
- National Honey Bee Day third Saturday in August
- God’s Preeminence Day third Sunday in August
- Cupcake Day third Monday in August
- Pony Express Day last Saturday in August
- Speak Kind Words Saturday last Saturday in August
- Sacrifice Our Wants for Other’s Needs Sunday last Sunday in August
- Motorist Consideration Monday last Monday in August
- Touch-A-Heart Tuesday last Tuesday in August
August 1st Holidays
- Homemade Pie Day
- Lammas
- Lughnasadh
- National Girlfriends Day
- National Minority Donor Awareness Day
- National Raspberry Cream Pie Day
- Play Ball Day
- Respect for Parents Day
- Rounds Resounding Day
- Spiderman Day
- Woman Astronomers Day
- World Lung Cancer Day
- World Wide Web Day
- Yorkshire Day
August 2nd Holidays
August 3rd Holidays
- Airplane Crop Duster Day
- Clean Your Floors Day
- Esther Day
- Grab Some Nuts Day
- National Watermelon Day
August 4th Holidays
- Hooray for Kids Day
- National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
- National White Wine Day
- Single Working Women’s Day
- U.S. Coast Guard Day
August 5th Holidays
- Green Peppers Day
- International Traffic Light Day
- National Oyster Day
- National Underwear Day
- Work Like a Dog Day
August 6th Holidays
- Corporate Baby Name Day
- Hiroshima Day
- National Fresh Breath Day
- National Root Beer Float Day
- National Gossip Day
- Wiggle Your Toes Day
August 7th Holidays
- Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day
- National Sea Serpent Day
- Professional Speakers Day
- Purple Heart Day
- Raspberries ‘n Cream Day
August 8th Holidays
- International Cat Day
- National CBD Day
- National Dollar Day
- National Frozen Custard Day
- National Zucchini Day
- Odie Day
- Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day
- The Date to Create
August 9th Holidays
- Book Lovers Day
- International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
- National Hand Holding Day
- National Polka Day
- National Rice Pudding Day
- National Veep Day
August 10th Holidays
- National Duran Duran Appreciation Day
- National Lazy Day
- National S’mores Day
- National Shapewear Day
- National Spoil Your Dog Day
- Smithsonian Day
- World Lion Day
August 11st Holidays
- Annual Medical Checkup Day
- Ingersoll Day
- National Day of Civic Hacking
- National Raspberry Bombe Day
- National Raspberry Tart Day
- Play in the Sand Day
- Presidential Joke Day
- Son and Daughter Day
August 12th Holidays
- Baseball Fans Day
- IBM PC Day
- International Youth Day
- National Julliene Fries Day
- National Middle Child’s Day
- National Sewing Machine Day
- Truck Driver Day
- Vinyl Record Day
- World Elephant Day
August 13th Holidays
August 14th Holidays
- National Creamsicle Day
- National Financial Awareness Day
- National Navajo Code Talkers Day
- National Wiffle Ball Day
August 15th Holidays
- Assumption of Mary
- I Love Cowboys and Cowgirls Day
- National Best Friends Day
- National Failures Day
- National Leathercraft Day
- National Lemon Meringue Pie Day
- Nicolas Chauvin Day
- National Relaxation Day
August 16th Holidays
- National Airborne Day
- National Bratwurst Day
- National Roller Coaster Day
- National Rum Day
- National Tell a Joke Day
- True Love Forever Day
August 17th Holidays
- Baby Boomers Recognition Day
- Balloon Airmail Day
- National #2 Pencil Day
- National Black Cat Appreciation Day
- National I LOVE My Feet Day
- National Nonprofit Day
- National Thrift Shop Day
- National Vanilla Custard Day
August 18th
- Helium Discovery Day
- Mail Order Catalog Day
- National Fajita Day
- National Bad Poetry Day
- National Ice Cream Pie Day
- National Soft Ice Cream Day
- Serendipity Day
August 19th Holidays
- ‘Black Cow’ Root Beer Float Day
- International Bow Day
- National Aviation Day
- National Potato Day
- National Sandcastle and Sculpture Day
- National Hot and Spicy Food Day
- World Humanitarian Day
- World Photo Day
August 20th Holidays
- National Bacon Lover’s Day
- National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day
- National Lemonade Day
- National Radio Day
- Stay Home with Your Kids Day
- Virtual Worlds Day
- World Mosquito Day
August 21st Holidays
- National Brazilian Blowout Day
- National Senior Citizens Day
- National Spumoni Day
- National Brazilian Blowout Day
- Poet’s Day
August 22nd Holidays
- National Bao Day
- National Be an Angel Day
- National Eat a Peach Day
- National Pecan Torte Day
- National Tooth Fairy Day
- Never Bean Better Day
- Southern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day
August 23rd Holidays & Observances
- Buttered Corn Day
- European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism (Black Ribbon Day)
- Hug Your Sweetheart Day
- International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
- National Spongecake Day
- Ride the Wind Day
- Valentino Day
August 24th Holidays
- Can Opener Day
- International Day Against Intolerance, Discrimination and Violence Based on Musical Preferences, Lifestyle and Dress Code
- International Strange Music Day
- National Knife Day
- National Peach Pie Day
- National Waffle Day
- Pluto Demoted Day
- Shooting Star Day
- Vesuvius Day
- Weather Complaint Day
- William Wilberforce Day
August 25th Holidays
- Kiss and Make Up Day
- National Banana Split Day
- National Park Service Founders Day
- National Second-hand Wardrobe Day
- National Whiskey Sour Day
August 26th Holidays
- Make Your Own Luck Day
- Musical Yoga Day
- National Cherry Popsicle Day
- National Dog Day
- National Toilet Paper Day
- National WebMistress Day
- Women’s Equality Day
August 27th Holidays
- “The Duchess” Who Wasn’t Day
- Just Because Day
- Kiss Me Day
- National Banana Lovers Day
- National Petroleum Day
- National Pots de Crème Day
- Tarzan Day
August 28th Holidays
- Crackers Over The Keyboard Day
- Dream Day Quest and Jubilee
- International Read Comics in Public Day
- National Bow Tie Day
- Race Your Mouse Around the Icons Day
- Radio Commercial Day
- National Cherry Turnovers Day
- National Power Rangers Day
- Red Wine Day
- Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
August 29th Daily Holidays
- According to Hoyle Day
- Chop Suey Day
- International Day Against Nuclear Tests
- Lemon Juice Day
- More Herbs, Less Salt Day
- National Swiss Winegrowers Day
August 30th Daily Holiday List
- Frankenstein Day
- International Day of the Disappeared
- National Beach Day
- National Toasted Marshmallow Day
- National Grief Awareness Day
- National Holistic Pet Day
- Slinky Day
August 31st
Eat Outside Day
Love Litigating Lawyers Day
National Trail Mix Day
We Love Memoirs Day
August Monthly Observances
- Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
- Gastroparesis Awareness Month
- National Breastfeeding Month
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- Psoriasis Awareness Month
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